12 underrated movies from 2012

Caption'Magic Mike'

Inevitably, an ad campaign focused only on stripping was probably bound to result in people only talking about "Magic Mike" as "That Channing Tatum stripper movie." The intimate story of limited opportunities and transitional relationships that Steven Soderbergh delivered gave people more than enough other material to talk about--and should have motivated them to actually do it.Click here for our full review

Inevitably, an ad campaign focused only on stripping was probably bound to result in people only talking about "Magic Mike" as "That Channing Tatum stripper movie." The intimate story of limited opportunities and transitional relationships that Steven Soderbergh delivered gave people more than enough other material to talk about--and should have motivated them to actually do it.Click here for our full review

I will never defend Josh Radnor's first movie, "Happythankyoumoreplease." His follow-up, "Liberal Arts," deserved a lot more credit for its wise evaluation of the freeing sensation of college life and the nostalgia with which many look back on that time. His funny, affectionate manner of recognizing the folly of trying to recapture the past gets it just right.Click here for our full review

I will never defend Josh Radnor's first movie, "Happythankyoumoreplease." His follow-up, "Liberal Arts," deserved a lot more credit for its wise evaluation of the freeing sensation of college life and the nostalgia with which many look back on that time. His funny, affectionate manner of recognizing the folly of trying to recapture the past gets it just right.Click here for our full review